# Unable to install crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables

**URL:** <https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/unable-to-install-crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables/1381>\
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**Created:** [August 11, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/unable-to-install-crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables/1381 "2023-08-11T04:41:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![JohnTurnbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@JohnTurnbull](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/JohnTurnbull)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/unable-to-install-crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables/1381/1 "2023-08-11T04:41:39Z")

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Trying to install crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables on Ubuntu 22.04, have a docker crowdsec installed as a container. I am getting the fiollowing when I try & install:  
johnt@jsthomes:~$ sudo apt install crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables  
Reading package lists… Done  
Building dependency tree… Done  
Reading state information… Done  
The following additional packages will be installed:  
ipset libipset13  
The following NEW packages will be installed:  
crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables ipset libipset13  
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.  
Need to get 0 B/4,126 kB of archives.  
After this operation, 12.9 MB of additional disk space will be used.  
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y  
Selecting previously unselected package libipset13:amd64.  
(Reading database … 119361 files and directories currently installed.)  
Preparing to unpack …/libipset13\_7.15-1build1\_amd64.deb …  
Unpacking libipset13:amd64 (7.15-1build1) …  
Selecting previously unselected package ipset.  
Preparing to unpack …/ipset\_7.15-1build1\_amd64.deb …  
Unpacking ipset (7.15-1build1) …  
Selecting previously unselected package crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables.  
Preparing to unpack …/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables\_0.0.27\_amd64.deb …  
Unpacking crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables (0.0.27) …  
Setting up libipset13:amd64 (7.15-1build1) …  
Setting up ipset (7.15-1build1) …  
Setting up crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables (0.0.27) …  
INFO[0000] crowdsec-firewall-bouncer v0.0.27-debian-pragmatic-8d09f19d69e92a63e63888794af3a57c6ade3489  
FATA[0000] unable to read config file: while reading yaml file: open /etc/crowdsec/bouncers/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.yaml: no such file or directory  
Failed to get unit file state for crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.service: No such file or directory  
Unit crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.service does not exist, proceeding anyway.  
Failed to enable unit: Unit file crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.service does not exist.  
dpkg: error processing package crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables (–configure):  
installed crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1  
Processing triggers for man-db (2.10.2-1) …  
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.35-0ubuntu3.1) …  
Errors were encountered while processing:  
crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables  
needrestart is being skipped since dpkg has failed  
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I have triedf apt remove crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables, left the docker container on & shutdown all with no success. Any thoughts & help would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![iiAmLoz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/discourse.crowdsec.net/iiamloz/32/386_2.png) [@iiAmLoz](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/iiAmLoz)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 9:10am UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/unable-to-install-crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables/1381/2 "2023-08-11T09:10:31Z")

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Try `sudo mkdir -p /etc/crowdsec/bouncers/` then install the firewall bouncer believes it being installed where crowdsec is installed and since CrowdSec is within the container it doesnt know where to create configuration files.

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**Author:** ![JohnTurnbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@JohnTurnbull](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/JohnTurnbull)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/unable-to-install-crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables/1381/3 "2023-08-11T23:22:10Z")

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Thanks for helping iiAmLoz, I am afraid it did not change the problem. To me it seems that it is doing an UPGRADE as opposed to a full INSTALL.

If it was doing an INSTALL then it would create the files needed etc?

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**Author:** ![JohnTurnbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@JohnTurnbull](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/JohnTurnbull)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/unable-to-install-crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables/1381/4 "2023-08-14T00:21:59Z")

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I found my problem an incorrect port number & a clash of port number. All up & running now. It was iiAmLoz that set me off in the right direction. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![iiAmLoz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/discourse.crowdsec.net/iiamloz/32/386_2.png) [@iiAmLoz](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/iiAmLoz)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/unable-to-install-crowdsec-firewall-bouncer-iptables/1381/5 "2023-08-14T09:09:13Z")

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Perfect! glad you managed to resolve it